Chrysanthemum plant named &#39;Zanmurageous&#39;

ABSTRACT

A  chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmurageous’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with orange red ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 19 (week 38); blooming for a period of 4 weeks.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

CULTIVAR DENOMINATION

‘Zanmurageous’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmurageous’. ‘Zanmurageous’ is a product of a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums) which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double type inflorescence, a natural season flowering date around September 19 (week 38), blooming for a period of 4 weeks. ‘Zanmurageous’ is a seedling resulting from a cross of the female parent id 24610 with the male parent id 22135. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmurageous’ differ from plants of the female parent in the color of the ray-florets; the ray-florets of the female parent are red, while those of the seedling are orange. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmurageous’ differ from plants of the male parent in the following characteristics. (1) Color ray-florets. And (2) Plant vigor. (1). Ray-florets of the male parent are more deeply orange colored than those of the seedling. (2). Plants of the male parent are less vigorous than those of the seedling.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a flowering plant by Wilhelmus Bernardus Blom on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2006. The first act of asexual production of ‘Zanmurageous’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from the initial selection in 2006 were propagated further in a controlled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum (of about 17 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown out door in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands under natural day length and temperature and planted in week 22 in 2011. The natural blooming date of this crop was September 19 (week 38). The average height of the plants was 30 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with orange red ray florets blooming for a period of 4 weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmurageous’ is ‘Zanmutomic’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,183). When ‘Zanmutomic’ and ‘Zanmurageous’ are being compared the following differences are noticed: (1) Number ray-florets. And (2) Color ray-florets. (1) The number of ray-florets is lower in ‘Zanmutomic’ than in ‘Zanmurageous’. (2) The orange colored ray-florets are more reddish in ‘Zanmurageous’ than in ‘Zanmutomic’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Zanmurageous’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, any discrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted in the photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart used in this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat. ‘Zanmurageous’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 6 mm, height 5 mm Shape: Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191A Phyllaries Number: 24, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: Acute Base: Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green 138A Lower side: Green 137A Length and width: 8 mm; 2 mm Texture: Pubescent Inflorescences Type: Double Height: 2.5 cm Diameter: 5.5 cm Peduncle length: 4-7 cm Peduncle color: Greyed-green 191A Peduncle diameter: 1.5-2. mm Peduncle texture: Pubescent Number per branch: Approx. 7 inflorescences Duration of flowering: 4 weeks Seeds: Produced in small quantities, ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5 mm Fragrance: Faint chrysanthemum odor Color Center of inflorescence: Immature stage: Greyed-red 178A; Mature stage: Greyed-red 178B Color of upper side of ray florets: Greyed-red 179B Color of lower side of ray florets: Greyed-orange 175D Tonality from distance: A garden mum with orange red blooms Color of ray florets after aging of the plant: Greyed-orange N170B Ray florets Texture: Upper and lower side smooth Number: 250-260 Shape: Elliptic Apex: Pointed to Dentate Base: Attenuate Cross-section: Concave Longitudinal axis: Incurving Length of corolla tube:   5 mm Ray floret margin: Entire Ray floret length: 2-2.2 cm Ray floret width: 2.5 mm Ratio length/width: High Disc florets Absent Receptacle Color: Yellow-green 145D Shape: Conical raised Height:   7 mm Diameter:   5 mm Reproductive Organs Androecium: Absent Gynoecium: Present in ray florets Style color: Yellow-green 154C Style length:   3 mm Stigma color: Yellow 7A Stigma width:   1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx Plant Form: Grown as a spray type pot mum, outdoor raised and mounded Growth habit: Spherical shape Growth rate: Medium Height:  30 cm Width: 40-50 cm Stem color: Greyed-brown 199A Stem strength: Strong Stem brittleness: Not brittle Stem anthocyanin coloration: Not observed Internode length:   3 cm Length of lateral branch: From top to bottom 18 -20 cm Lateral branch color: Green 137 C Lateral branch, attachment: Brittle Lateral branch diameter: 3-4 mm Branching (average number Prolific with 8 breaks after pinching of lateral branches): Natural season blooming date: September 19 (week 38-41) Foliage Leaf color: Upper side: Green 137A; Lower side: Green 138A Color midvein: Upper side: Yellow-green 147D; Lower side: Yellow-green 148D Size: Small; length 4-7 cm, width 2-3.5 cm Quantity (number per 14-16 lateral branches): Shape: Elliptic Texture upper side: Sparsely pubescent Texture under side: Pubescent Venation arrangement: Palmate Shape of margin: Serrated Shape of base of sinus Rounded between lateral lobes: Margin of sinus between Diverging lateral lobes: Shape of base: Attenuate to truncate Apex: Mucronulate Petiole length: 1-2.5 cm Petiole diameter: 1.5 mm Petiole color: Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety (when grown under identical conditions) ‘Zatunurageous’ ‘Zanmutomic’ Number ray-florets 250-260 130 Color upper side ray-florets Greyed-red 179B Greyed-orange 172A 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmurageous’ as described and illustrated. 